dropkin@pro-angmar.UUCP (Joe Dropkin) (10/24/90)
NEWS!!!!!! There's a major problem with the MacClassics for which Apple needed to be notfied: Since the fan for a Classic is at the bottom, that means that the logic board is exposed to anything under it, right? Yes... that means that if you place a Classic on top of a ext HD (which has been tested and works on ALL other macs) then the two hardware interfaces will interfere and the HD will be inaccessabel, at least. If you have any questions, plaese notify me at pro-angmar!dropkin@alphalpha.com
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (10/24/90)
In article <2696.mac.hardware@pro-angmar> dropkin@pro-angmar.UUCP (Joe Dropkin) writes: >NEWS!!!!!! >There's a major problem with the MacClassics for which Apple needed to be >notfied: >Since the fan for a Classic is at the bottom, that means that the logic board >is exposed to anything under it, right? Yes... that means that if you place a >Classic on top of a ext HD (which has been tested and works on ALL other macs) >then the two hardware interfaces will interfere and the HD will be >inaccessabel, at least. >If you have any questions, plaese notify me at >pro-angmar!dropkin@alphalpha.com What? Forgive my ignorance, but what does the fan on a Classic have to do with the hardware interface between it and an external hard drive? BTW, the fan on a Classic is in the back about halfway up, if I recall the picture on the data sheet correctly. chaz -- "I Chopped My Grandmother To Death With a Machine Gun" -- Politician. clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone
carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support) (10/25/90)
In article <2696.mac.hardware@pro-angmar> dropkin@pro-angmar.UUCP (Joe Dropkin) writes: >NEWS!!!!!! >There's a major problem with the MacClassics for which Apple needed to be >notfied: >Since the fan for a Classic is at the bottom, that means that the logic board >is exposed to anything under it, right? Yes... that means that if you place a >Classic on top of a ext HD (which has been tested and works on ALL other macs) >then the two hardware interfaces will interfere and the HD will be >inaccessabel, at least. >If you have any questions, plaese notify me at >pro-angmar!dropkin@alphalpha.com Where is your logic in this? **** My employers ignore me, I'm on my own when I speak out in public **** Norton Chia | My address is Micro Support | carsup@extro.ucc.su.oz.au *******************************************************************************
drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez) (10/26/90)
In article <2545@ux.acs.umn.edu> clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes: > >Since the fan for a Classic is at the bottom, that means that the logic board > >is exposed to anything under it, right? Yes... that means that if you place a > >Classic on top of a ext HD (which has been tested and works on ALL other macs) > >then the two hardware interfaces will interfere I think the original poster's referring to electromagnetic interference between the two devices. If there's a hole in the bottom of the Mac, there's no electromagnetic shielding between it and any disk drive it might be sitting on. However, there is no hole in the bottom of the Mac; the fan outlet is in the back, just like it is on the SE. There should be no problem with any external hard disk. David Gutierrez drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard